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Gloria Mundi
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Posted: Sat Feb 9th, 2008 08:36 am |
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Sorry to ask this but, was our Lord actually nailed to a tree ,as we read in Acts - 5;30,
10;39 and 13;29
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CajunRick
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Posted: Sat Feb 9th, 2008 05:14 pm |
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Gloria Mundi wrote: Sorry to ask this but, was our Lord actually nailed to a tree ,as we read in Acts - 5;30,
10;39 and 13;29
Many historians believe that Jesus carried a wooden cross-beam that was lifted by a block and tackle to rest on the remains of a tree trunk. Crucifixions were a very efficient means of execution that took place in a variety of ways depending on the available resources. But Jesus was definitely crucified on a cruel implement that used the wood of a tree as its basis, and so the scripture quote is accurate even if the "tree" had been cut and formed into a traditional cross.
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JasPax
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Posted: Sat Feb 9th, 2008 05:50 pm |
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CajunRick wrote: , and so the scripture quote is accurate even if the "tree" had been cut and formed into a traditional cross.
I've read that crucifixion was a very common Roman method of execution and that roads leading into towns and cities, including Rome, were lined with "crosses". Either in the shape we recognize or with a beam across the top of the upright. Victims would be left to hang there as a warning to others, and the same crosses would be used over and over.
This is why, IMO, that a plain cross behind the altar just doesn't work. There were thousands of crosses used for "criminals," but only one which held the body of Our Lord!
I understand the the body in the crypt of St. Peter, under the Church that bears his name, is missing the feet bones. This gives credence to the story that he was crucified upside down. The easiest way to remove a body in that position would be to hack off the feet at the ankles.
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